Global IssuesNews headlines for “Racism”, page 71
AFRICA: Bearing Witness and Celebrating the Everyday
- Inter Press Service
'I had a lump in my breast for a few years that I ignored [mainly because] it didn’t hurt. It’s so easy to try to deny illness,' says Tracey Derrick. When she finally went to see a doctor for a biopsy, she got a big shock. The result came back positive: breast cancer.
Arab-Israeli Orchestra Spreads Message of Peace in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
'The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra has proved that music can break down barriers previously considered insurmountable,' its Argentine-Israeli conductor, Daniel Barenboim, told IPS on a visit to Ecuador.
JAPAN: Tapping Into Tokyo’s Past Pushes Conservation Efforts
- Inter Press Service
When architect Hikari Kurihara built his quaint house five years ago, he hoped to spread a new message of conservation — by revisiting the past.
ARGENTINA: Transvestite Magazine Fights Media Stereotypes
- Inter Press Service
The magazine El Teje, which is published in the Argentine capital and presents itself as 'the first transvestite publication in Latin America,' has been fighting the stigmatisation of the trans community for nearly three years.
WORLD CUP: 'Now We Demand They Do It For the Poor'
- Inter Press Service
Weak floodlights barely held back gathering darkness as Somalia met Serbia in the finals of the Poor People's World Cup. A small band of supporters were on hand to see an African side lift the cup in Cape Town's Vygieskraal Stadium.
AUSTRALIA: Compensation Isn’t Justice in Aboriginal Death - Critics
- Inter Press Service
Late on a hot summer morning in January 2008, 46-year-old Aboriginal elder Mr Ward climbed into the back of a prisoner transport van for the 360- kilometre, four-hour journey from the small Western Australian goldfields town of Laverton to Kalgoorlie, a larger mining centre, where he was due in court to face drink driving charges.
The Novelist at Sixteen
- Inter Press Service
At first glance, Sara Samarasinghe's website could be any teenager's: cheerful pink text scrawled against a black background, blog entries about summer clothing sales, and lists of favourites: music (Kelly Clarkson), movies (10 Things I Hate About You), and quotes (Jennifer Aniston, J. K. Rowling).
CUBA-US: Milestone Theatre Production Breaches Cultural Blockade
- Inter Press Service
'When time starts to change, no one can stop it,' says a character in 'El canto del pozo ciego' (Blind Mouth Singing), a play that is reviving the cultural exchange between Cuba and the United States, which has been virtually nonexistent over the past 10 years.
AUSTRALIA: Enough of Uranium Mining, Say Aboriginal Communities
- Inter Press Service
As a mining giant prepares to open a major uranium mining site in Western Australia next year, the clamour for the state to once more ban mining of the radioactive mineral has become louder.
ARTS: Walking in the Shoes of a Muslim in New York
- Inter Press Service
A woman waits on a subway platform, head bowed, pretending to ignore the insults. Perched on bar stools, a group of friends listen to racist jokes, suppressing giggles. Kneeling, a young war veteran tells his fiancée of his decision to return to combat. Two men wait expectantly at a job interview. An old man and a young graffiti artist sit together on a bench, discussing the power of language.
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